"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, a crab in one hand, a beer in the other, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW--What a Ride!"

LOL! HOGAN 2020... or when ever... he has my vote, and I will be there! (for once in my life I am glad there are people to be the squeaky wheel that I am not built to be) [This post was not meant to be responded to, as it was written by someone with none of the facts, impulsively, and is for entertainment purposes only]

How many of you believe that lowering the size limit of crabs will have no effect on the crab population? How many believe that cutting the female harvest had no effect on the higher population of crabs in the Chesapeake?

The size change had No effect that anyone could see when it was implemented along with a shorter work week ,shorter work hours and other regulations which i can't think of right now. The reduced mature female{sook} harvest seemed to have a positive effect on the population but that remains to be seen since the crab population is so cyclic and pollution is the main factor over all. PS they would not lower the size limit below 5 inches for male crabs, so your question is skewed. the size limit was 5 inches forever and the change to what it is now was an management tool that never did anything for pop. numbers. DNR should eliminate restrictions that didn't have a positive impact on the population. And after Trump takes all the money from the bay clean up the bay will crash and burn so lets catch all we can and then complain when ther are no crabs left.Why is the sky always falling???